Category: Acupuncture

More Americans turning to complementary approaches to pain control

The use of of complementary health approaches overall, and for pain management, is growing among US adults.

/ February 1, 2024

Boosting. What To Do.

The immune system can't be "boosted." It is an inane concept used by those who promote unscientific approaches to medicine.

/ January 16, 2024

Make Acupuncture Great Again

Calling a losing study a win. Making acupuncture great again.

/ December 19, 2023

Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera.

Prologue from the serialization of the novel Skeptics in the Pub: Cholera.

/ October 7, 2023

Washington Post Falls For Acupuncture Pseudoscience

An opinion piece falls for all the usual acupuncture misdirection.

/ July 26, 2023

Acupuncture Myths

Utilizing an evidence-based approach to evaluate acupuncture myths? Mmmmm. Not so much.

/ April 18, 2023

Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture

No surprise - there is precious little evidence that acupuncture does anything.

/ December 14, 2022

Acupuncture For Backpain in Pregnancy – More Terrible Reporting

Another meta-analysis shows that acupuncture is nothing but an elaborate placebo, and again is misrepresented in the press.

/ November 23, 2022
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ASCO endorses “integrative oncology” quackery for cancer pain

Last week, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for Integrative Oncology published guidelines for treating cancer pain. These guidelines endorsed quackery like reflexology and acupuncture. The infiltration of quackademic medicine continues apace in oncology.

/ November 21, 2022

The Beekeeper: Sentinel Chicken?

Bee venom. Will it help Andy's rheumatism? Doubtful

/ November 17, 2022